Has anyone tried Quinoa spaghetti in this? Do noodles tend to stick together since there is not a rolling boil to help with this? Thanks!
38624
I have only used this for regular spaghetti and pasta shells. Try a little bit of quinoa spaghetti so that you don't waste too much just in case that it does stick.
38625
I not familiar with that kind (or brand?) of spaghetti, but I have used my cooker a few dozen times for several brands of grocery-store spaghetti, in quantities appropriate to feed one or two. I load the cooker with the right amount of spaghetti (the top has a hole-type serving-size gauge), fill the cooker to its correspondingly-marked level with water, put it in the microwave for ten minutes a max power (with the top removed, as directed), take it out, pop the top back on, drain the water out through the top's grid, and plop the spaghetti onto my plate. Like the others providing answers, I have been uniformly happy with the results. The spaghetti in fact does not stick together, perhaps because the cooker's bottom is shaped to create a slightly-elevated small "shelf" at each end, so the spaghetti has water beneath it as well as around it throughout the cooking. I recommend the product, which also cleans up readily by hand, but can also survive in the top rack of the dishwasher.
38626
I have not used quinoa spaghetti, but i can say that there is no sticking of pasta with this product. It works very well. We went from waiting from a 1/2 an hour to 3/4 of an hour for pasta to be done to 12 minutes total prep and cook times.
38627
Sorry, never tried Quinoa spaghetti in this cooker. Why not try just a little amount, see if they stick together.
1696179
It seems this is the traditional Italian approach to making pasta -- no salt added to the mix. However, when you bring the water to a boil to cook the pasta add a bunch of salt to the water then before dropping in the pasta. This approach has worked great for me.
522982
Yes but I wouldn't really recommend this product. I think the pasta comes out mushy or all stuck together. It's easier to wash a pot...
1203966
Hi Robin, this particular pot is great. At times when It's just two us. I use this pot to cook pasta, using just 8 oz. of pasta. Fill pot just over half, add some salt, bring to a rolling boil, add pasta, I cook the pasta just about 7 1/2 mins. Drain pasta into a colander,Sprinkle with Parmesan-Reggiano, Add A Ladle of sauce to the pasta and serve. This pot works great for pasta, it also works terrific to, again, for making homemade sauces. We love it. Let me know what you think, Ok?
670114
I tested uncooked millet and some grains fell through some got stuck in the holes and some stayed in the colander. I didn't have any quinoa but as I recall from an earlier attempt they would fall through or get stuck as well. Best to use a screen sieve.
1203971
I'm not an expert chef or anything . . . but I've never had a problem with the noodles sticking to the pan. Then again I always add a little olive oil too. I love using the two handles to transfer the pasta and they pretty much stay cool.
933632
Cooks it perfectly. I have been eating mine all week. I had red quinoa from Trader Joe's and just cooked it on brown rice setting. Very soft and not clumpy at all.
404382
Not really. I make it work for a small serving by putting the spaghetti in and as it starts to soften keep pushing it in until it's all submerged in the water. For family size servings I use the 5 1/2 qt Farberware pan for unbroken spaghetti.
2105116
We use it to cook quinoa all the time. It works great. We set it for white rice. two to one. we mix spices shallots garlic bayleaf cumin stuff like that in it. Then turn it off 10 minutes before it would have finished. Open and stir to separate the grains and so it doesn't get too sticky and overcooked. Proabably twenty minutes total. Could use the porridge setting maybe. This is if you like chewy/grainy not overly soft. WE toss with our favorte veggies/ green leafies mostly and garbanzos or other beans. Garnish with cliantro or parsley. One of our mainstays. Enjoy!!
1118437
The pasta comes out separated you don't have to pull it apart if that's what your asking. If you just clump it together after you run it through it will sometimes stick back together if you do not dust it with flour.
712643
The first thing that comes to mind as a user of this product is that it does NOT get too hot to touch. A ceramic bowl or something similar will be scalding hot after 4 min in the microwave. Another advantage for me is that there is no measuring. Fill to the line and your noodles are perfect every time.
593012
I've no clue what Quinoa is, and I'm too tired to search :P When I make my sushi its plain rice with sushi vinager. No sugar, nothing to make it sticky, and it comes out just fine. Holds firm. I do use the seaweed wraps, not so sure they'd hold together without something wrapped around them. Hope this helps.
1886819
The few times I have rinsed I just put the quinoa in a fine strainer and rain water over it. Most of the time I don't even do that. I have not noticed a difference either way.
2180072
I purchased mine around 6 month ago I think and have used it several times with some pretty heavy duty pasta dough (quinoa, homemade) without any problem. You might want to contact KitchenAid directly though if you want to find out if a part has been changed.
1912470
I do not place the pasta and vegetables together. I usually prepare my pasta first in the basket - remove and without even rinsing the basket - place my vegetables in basket to steam. It doesn't take long for the vegetables to steam. Hope this helps.
2017394
I just made my first batch of pasta tonight with a used machine. It was pre-assembled so I didn't see how it all went together. When I took it apart, I couldn't get the rotary housing out. But I had not removed the mixing bowl. Once I removed the bowl the housing slid out to the side easily. It does not pull out to the front! So remember you have to remove everything else first - including the bowl before you can remove the housing. Look at the parts diagram to know what everything means! LOL
1857924
Never used the no boil noodles. I use Barilla lasagna noodles, uncooked, and follow the recipe for quick and delicious lasagna that came with my pan. Actually my son puts it together and it is his specialty, lol. He's 14 now, but started making it when he was 11.